commit dc88507735be66b65aa4dad872fb34af61b552b2
author Nick Gordon <nmgordon@memphis.edu> Thu Dec 21 14:18:49 2017 -0600
committer Nick Gordon <nmgordon@memphis.edu> Thu Dec 21 14:18:49 2017 -0600
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docs: mention the contributing guide

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refs: #4416

README.md

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 [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/named-data/ChronoSync.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/named-data/ChronoSync)
 
+If you are new to the NDN community of software generally, read the
+[Contributor's Guide](https://github.com/named-data/NFD/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).
+
 In supporting many distributed applications, such as group text messaging, file sharing,
 and joint editing, a basic requirement is the efficient and robust synchronization of
 knowledge about the dataset such as text messages, changes to the shared folder, or